Tom Petty’s “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” sounds like the Jayhawk’s “Waiting for the Sun”
Although the Jayhawks never brought plagiarism charges against Tom Petty for this soundalike, the similarities are unmistakable. Oh, and I should add the Jayhawks opened for Tom Petty during 1992, and Petty heard “Waiting for the Sun” every night.
Jayhawk’s “Waiting for the Sun” (1992)
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Tom Petty’s “Mary Jane’s Last Dance (1993)
Related Sound-A-Likes:
- Led Zeppelin’s “Babe I’m gonna leave you” sounds like Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4″
- Regina Spektor’s “Baby Jesus” Sounds like The Partridge Family’s “I Think I Love You”
- The Offspring’s “Why don’t you get a Job?” sounds like The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”
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Wow, I never knew about this, I always thought that this Tom Petty song was older than this. The songs are really similar.